Ticket-holder



. J. V. PERRIN.

TICKET HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 7, 1920.

1,393,696. Patented Oct. 11, 1921.

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JOHN V. PERRIN, OF LYNN, IrLiSSACHUSETTS.

TICKET-HGLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent. P ignfgfl ()Qt. 11 lggL Applicationfiled September 7, 1920. Serial No. 408,666.

My invention relates to ticket holders of that class which are appliedto the backs of car seats and it has for its object to provide animproved ticket holder of this kind.

With this end in view my invention consists of a ticket holder for carseats made from a' single piece of sheet material bent to conform to theshape of the seat and com prising a panel adapted to fit fiatwiseagainst the side of the seat having an integral later ally projectingflap at its top adapted to be fastened fiatwise against the edge of theseat, the tickets, being slid into position under the panel and held bythe latter in position against the seat back. A holder having thisconstruction and mode of opera tion has the advantage that it presentsno projections liable to become entangled with the clothing of theoccupant or occupants of the seat and, moreover, the tickets are heldflatwise against the side of the seat so that they cannot be broken oraccidentally displaced. Other "features of my invention are hereinafterpointed out.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the upper portion of a car seatequipped with my improved ticket holder.

Fig. 2 is a plan view oi my improved ticket holder.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the ticket holder shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is a section on line i i of Fig. 3, the seat back being indicatedby dotted lines.

Fig. 5 shows a modification.

My improved holder, as shown in Figs. 1 to 4:, inclusive. is made from asingle piece of sheet metal bent to provide a panel 1 adapted to fitfiatwise against the cushion side 2 of the back of car seat, said panelhaving at its top a pair of laterally projecting flaps 3 adapted to fitflatwise against-theedge of the seat back 2 and to occupy positionsbetween the usual cleat 4; and the edge of back 2. The Ea 3 are formedwith holes 5v through t ieni to receive two oi": the screws {5 by whichthe cleat is fastened in place. As will be clear these two scr .ws alsofasten the holder securely in place.

The panel 1 is formed with a' slot 7 therethrough which is somewhatgreater in length than the width of the tickets the holder is toaccommodate. and the material of panel 1 at one-side oi the slot 7 isoil-setrelatively to'tne material of said panel at the opposite side ofsaid slot. This oil set portion of the panel 1 is indicated a 8. Mostcar seats are covered with plush that is supported by cushioningmaterial incorporated within the seat back so that the latter is more orless yielding and a ticket may be readily entered in slot '7 and pusheddown so that its lower end occupies a position be tween panel 1 and theplush. The oil-set portion 8 holds the plush back so that it cannotclose slot 7, protects the plush at the point of greatest wear andprovides asinooth surface over which the end of the ticket slides freelyas it is being entered in slot 7. Also. the oil-setting of the portion 8provides a pocket within which the tickets are confined so that theycannot be displaced sidewise. In Fig. i a ticket in position within theholder is indicated by dotted lines at T.

The holder may also be used bv sliding the tickets under the lowerportion of the panel 1 as indicated by dotted lines at T in Fig. 1. v

The holder shown in Fig. 5 is constructed as above described except thatthe holder of said Fig. 5 is made with a single flap 3* formed with asingle screw hole My invention provides a ticket holder of simple,inexpensive and eilicient construction, which is particularly adaptedfor advertising purposes as shown in the drawings. The panel 1 ispreferably made of a size and shape to have an advertisement printed orembossed thereon and the position of the holder immediately in front ofthe passenger, or passengers using it makes practically impossible forthe latter to i'ail to see and read the at vertiseinent.

What I claim is:

1. A. ticket holding: attachment of the character described consistingof a single piece of sheet metal bent to provide a panel adapted to fitllatwise against the cush on side otthe back of a car seat and anintegral laterally projecting flap at the upper end of said paneladapted to be fastened iiatwisc against the edge of said back, saidpanel being; :tornied with a ticket receiving hole throughv which theticket is shoved edgewise into position between the panel and thecushion side of the seat, so that it is yieldingly clamped against theinner side of the panel by said cushion.

2. A ticket holder of the character described consisting of a singlepiece of sheet metal bent transversely to provide a panel adapted to fittiatwise against the side of the back or a car seat and to hold inposition against the latter a ticket inserted under said panel, and anintegral laterally projecting flap at the upper end of said paneladapted to be fastened flatwise against the edge of said back, saidpanel being formed with a ticket receiving slot, the portion of saidpanel at one side of said slot being inwardly off-set relatively to theportion of said panel at the opposite side of said slot to cause saidinwardly off-set portion to hold the material of the cushion side of theseat back away from said opposite side.

3. A ticket holding attachment of the character described consistingexclusively of a single piece of sheet metal bent to provide a paneladapted to fit flatwise against the cushion side of the back of a carseat and an integral laterally projecting flap at the upperend of saidpanel adapted to be fastened flatwise against the edge of said back,

said panel being formed with a ticket receiving opening and having theportion of said panel immediately above said opening inwardly off-setrelatively to the portion of the panel at the opposite side of saidopening so as to provide a pocket for the upper part of a ticket whoselower end portion has been shoved edgewise through said opening intoposition between the lower part of the panel and the cushion side of theseat.

4. The combination with the back ofa car seat provided at its edge witha cleat fastened to said back by screws or the like, of a ticket holderconsisting of a single piece of sheet metal bent transversely to providea panel adapted to fit fiatwise against the side of said seat back, andan integral laterally projecting flap at the upper end of said panelfitted flatwise against the edge of said back and disposed between saidedge and said clea-t, said flap being formed with a hole through it forthe reception of one of the cleat fastening screws by which the holderis secured in position on said back, and Raid panel being formed with ahorizontal ticket receiving slot with the portion of said panel abovesaid slot inwardly off-set to hold the material of the seat away fromthe slot and to prevent the upper portion of a ticket from being bentoutwardly when in sorted edgewise in said slot.

5. A ticket holding attachment of the character described consisting ofa single piece of sheet metal bent to provide a panel adapted to fitflatwise against the cushion side of the back of a car seat and anintegral laterally projecting flap at the upper end of said paneladapted to be fastened flatwise against the edge of said back, saidpanel be ing formed with a horizontal ticket receiving slot and havingthe portion thereof immediately above said slot inwardly off-setrelatively to the material of the panel at the lower side of the saidslot so as to provide a pocket for the ticket having a shoulder at eachside thereof for holding the ticket against lateral displacement.

JOHN V. PEREIN.

